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Shikhar Gupta

Backend Engineer specializing in scalable microservices and high-performance APIs

About Me

Results-driven Software Development Engineer with 2.5+ years of professional experience designing and developing scalable backend systems using Node.js and Python. Passionate about building high-performance, customer-focused enterprise solutions that improve reliability and drive measurable impact. Always eager to learn new technologies and tackle challenging problems.

Professional Experience

Software Development Engineer (SDE-2) @ Real Time Data Services Pvt. Ltd.

Ace Cloud - Cloud Solutions

NestJS, TypeScript, Python, Flask, MongoDB, MySQL

Current Position

Education

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India

CGPA: 7.9/10

Aug 2019 - May 2023

Senior Secondary Education (Class 12th)

D.A.V. Riverside Public School, Ambala Cantt, India

Percentage: 91.6%

2017 - 2019

What People Say

Recommendations from colleagues and managers

"Shikhar is an exceptional backend engineer who consistently delivers high-quality solutions. His work on optimizing our API performance resulted in a 20% reduction in latency, significantly improving our user experience. He has a strong grasp of microservices architecture and is always eager to tackle complex technical challenges."

Ayush Jha

SDE 2 at Real Time Data Services

"I had the pleasure of working with Shikhar on several critical projects. His expertise in Node.js and system design is impressive. What stands out most is his ability to write clean, maintainable code and his dedication to mentoring junior developers. He's a valuable asset to any engineering team."

Ankit Jain

SDE 2 at Real Time Data Services

"Shikhar's problem-solving skills are outstanding. He helped me understand complex backend concepts and was always patient in code reviews. His attention to detail and commitment to best practices have significantly improved our team's code quality. It's been great learning from him!"

Sanidhay Grover

SDE 2 at Real Time Data Services

Latest Articles

Sharing insights and experiences in software development

Coming Soon 5 min read

How I Reduced API Latency by 20%

Exploring the techniques and optimizations used to significantly improve microservices performance in production.

Node.js Performance Microservices
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Building Scalable Microservices Architecture

Best practices and design patterns for creating robust, maintainable, and scalable distributed systems.

Architecture System Design Backend
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My Journey from SDE-1 to SDE-2

Key learnings, challenges overcome, and practical advice for software engineers advancing their careers.

Career Growth Mentorship
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Skills

Here are some of the skills and technologies I work with professionally.

TypeScript icon TypeScript
95%
JavaScript icon JavaScript
95%
Python icon Python
90%
Node.js icon Node.js (NestJS)
95%
MongoDB icon MongoDB
85%
MySQL icon MySQL
90%
DSA icon Data Structures & Algorithms
85%

Projects

Portfolio Website Screenshot
HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript

Portfolio Website

Modern, responsive portfolio built with vanilla JavaScript featuring modular CSS architecture and professional design system

Weather Application Screenshot
JavaScript API CSS

Weather App

Real-time weather application integrating OpenWeather API with dynamic UI updates and location-based forecasts

Tic-Tac-Toe Game Screenshot
React JavaScript CSS3

Tic-Tac-Toe Game

Interactive game built with React featuring state management, game history tracking, and winner detection algorithm

Ecommerce Analysis Screenshot
Python Pandas Seaborn

Ecommerce Customer Analysis

Exploratory data analysis of customer behavior using Python, uncovering insights for business optimization and customer segmentation

House Price Prediction Screenshot
Python Scikit-learn ML

House Price Prediction

Machine learning regression model using Random Forest to predict house prices with feature engineering and data preprocessing

Rental Car Application Screenshot
Node.js MongoDB Express

Car Rental System

Full-stack MERN application with authentication, booking management, and admin dashboard for car rental operations

Resume

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